The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
THE POOR ACTORS GREAT DAY.
Everybody Else's Thanksgiving is His
Harvest Time-A "Reminiscences.
From the Mem York World.

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From the New York World.
This is the day of days among the less fortu-
nate members of the theatrical profession. He
must, indeed, be an mlucky actor who is out of
an engagement on Thanksgiving day. Yester-
day was the busiest in some time on the Rialto.
There was hurrying to and fro hasty visits to
agents offices and the usual hurry of members
of theatrical troupeS about to start out. Quite
a number of thanksgiving snaps" as they are
technically called, left the city last evening. IL
is safe TO state that there are few towns within
radius of seventy-five miles of the metropolis,
making the slightest pretensions to being
showdown, that will not have an entertainment
OF some kind in its opera house, lyceum or acad-
envy of music to-day, The Thanksgiving snap"
actor allows nothing to discourage him. His
stock of good nature is inexhaustible, as rule,
and the confidence he has in himself and his
ability to perform any part in the drama, from
Hamlet to "Uncle Tom, " is something Won
derful He will undertake to play any part in
tragedy, comedy, farce, burlesque or comic
opera on a half hours notice.
The reporter met one of the most diStin-
guished veterans of this class of professionals
yesterday, and, after few words about the
weather, asked him if he had secured an en-
gagement
'Oh, yesl" he answered cheerily, engaged
for the season."
That's good. Glad to hear it,
Eyes. Engaged for the Thanksgiving season
one matinee and night"
"Oh!'
Sure thing. We play on a certainty"
Far out of town."
1.-TWO dollars, home and back. Return tickets.
Pasteboards in my pocket. There are eight of
us in the company. OF course we double. Com
monwealth plan of management. We play
Robert Macaire' at the matinee and Tim, the
Penman' at night
you mean Jim, the Penman,' don't your"
No. Tim, the Penman.' Another manager
has Jim. and we don't want to infringe on his
rights. Most of the people are up in the parts,
he added cOmplacentlY.
You have played it before, them"
of course, last Thanksgiving day in Jersey.
Thanksgiving snapY No. Well never think of
1t that don't have to laugh We played down
in Monmouth county. The owner of the opera
mouse, not the manager, mind you. runs the
made an arrangement at the hotel for the whole
company to get lodged for SIS. Long before
the mat. commenced the landlord of the hotel
tackled the treasurer for four seats The treas
urer suggested that he write letter asking me
for the seats. He did So / Endorsed his appli-
cation. He got the seats. The thing worked so
well the landlord tried it on again later in the
day several times until he had fifteen tickets, all
choice seats, for the evening performance. In
the evening l passed in a few friends for
him. EVERYTHING. passed off all right Big
houSeS-S6) in the afternoon, S1S5 at night.
Great enthusiasm. The 'Penman' was pro
nounced daisy. We had pleasant time after
the show, and most of the company remained
over until next day. In the morning, bright
and early, L was up. So was the landlord.
After breakfast accompanied him to what he
was pleased to call his Office to settle up our &C
count. He presented me with bill for S17 60
Sl6 as per agreement and So 60 for extras.
After studied his bill for minute put my
hand in my pocket and pulled out my bill
against him for fifteen reserved seats at ST each
and SIX admissions at soc. each, in all SIS
balance due me 40c, Well, you never saw a
more astonished jay in all your life. He kicked
like steer, pronounced the bill a swindle and
declared he would not recognize it; but when 1
produced my vouchers, in the shape of the re-
quests for seats in his own handwriting, he ad-
mitted had the bulge on him and caved. 1
never cross over to Jersey now that l don't
think of that 'S6 snap"